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common but differentiated responsibilities

CBDR resolves a tension between two older notions of environmental governance. On the one hand, the idea of a “common responsibility” spoke directly to the notion of “
common heritage of mankind,” acknowledged by a 1967 UN resolution that had first emerged as an expression of concern for the loss of natural resources belonging to all (especially maritime, such as whales...

designation in international law

...seabed (i.e., the seabed beyond the limits of national jurisdiction), parts of which are believed to be rich in minerals, is not subject to national appropriation and has been designated a “
common heritage of mankind” by the Declaration of Principles Governing the Seabed (1970) and the Law of the Sea treaty. Activities in the international seabed, also known as “the...